One of the most famous names in the underground comix movement that swept in with 60's counterculture, Dan O'Neill took on one of the most powerful companies in the world with pen and ink. He ascended into the spotlight with his legal battles with the Disney Corporation over his Air Pirates comics that depicted more adult adventures of popular Disney characters. The Air Pirates artwork by O'Neill represents a time and place in history where the upheval and issues of first amendment rights raised by the artwork is as significant as the artwork itself.